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464. Expressed in per cent, how much greater was the 

 profit on flock No. 1 than on flock No. 2 ? 



Swine. The hog excels all other animals in the 

 cheap production of meat. When allowed to graze on 

 pasture, and when properly fed and cared for otherwise, 

 it will net its owner more profit in proportion to its cost 

 than .any other animal on the farm. 



SUPPER TIME FOR THE PIGS. 

 Middlings and corn meal are mixed with water or milk and fed as a slop. 



465. A hog, weighing 78 pounds, requires 400 pounds 

 of grain for each 100 pounds gain, while a hog weighing 

 320 pounds requires 535* pounds of grain for each 100 

 pounds gain. Expressed in per cent, how much more 

 grain in required for the 320-pound hog? 



466. What is the cost of producing 100 pounds of gain 

 when feeding 78-pound hogs with corn costing 42 cents 

 per bushel? 



